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Hail reports South Carolina

No hail has been reported anywhere in South Carolina during the last 24 hours. In an average year, South Carolina sees 204 hail reports, and the largest hailstone on record measured 4.50 inches. That stone fell at Florence on May 25, 2000. The average is based on reports from 2005 through 2025, and the record goes back to 1996. Hail report data comes from National Weather Service Local Storm Reports filed by trained spotters.

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NCEI Storm Events data place South Carolina at 20 among 51 states and DC for average hail reports per year. Full state hail ranking

From 2005 through 2025, the Storm Events Database logs about 204 hail reports in South Carolina a year, across about 36 days.

Largest hailstones on record in South Carolina

Largest hailstones recorded in South Carolina since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
4.50 inchesGrapefruitFlorence, Florence CountyMay 25, 2000
4.50 inchesGrapefruitMary, Horry CountyMay 10, 2011
4.50 inchesGrapefruitHannah, Florence CountyMay 10, 2011
4.50 inchesGrapefruitConway, Horry CountyMay 10, 2011
4.50 inchesGrapefruitNew Hope, Georgetown CountyMay 10, 2011
4.25 inchesSoftballIva, Anderson CountyMar 15, 2008
4.25 inchesSoftballGable, Clarendon CountyApr 16, 2011
4.25 inchesSoftballTurbeville, Clarendon CountyApr 16, 2011
4.00 inchesSoftballCalhoun Falls, Abbeville CountyMay 6, 2003
4.00 inchesSoftballClover, York CountyApr 9, 2011

Record figures come from the Storm Events Database at NCEI, a reviewed log that trails live reports by 2 to 3 months. Records start in 1996 and averages cover 2005-2025.

Hail reports by month

Average hail reports per month in South Carolina, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports131934594523114212

Counties in South Carolina with the most hail reports

Counties in South Carolina with the most hail reports a year, 2005 to 2025
CountyReports a year
Greenville13.3
Horry12.3
Berkeley12.0
Charleston11.4
Spartanburg9.8
Lexington9.0
Dorchester6.7
Aiken6.3
Anderson6.2
Richland6.2

Cities in South Carolina with hail data

Tracked cities in South Carolina with average hail reports a year within 25 miles and the largest on record
CityReports a yearLargest since 1996
Greenville25.53.50 inches Aug 20, 1999
Charleston19.32.75 inches Mar 17, 1996
Columbia16.92.75 inches May 23, 2014

Recent days with reports in South Carolina

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National Weather Service offices file Local Storm Reports; the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University relays them to this page, where they appear as live spotter reports. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.

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